(Breitbart) German anti-terror police in northern Hesse have carried out a series of arrests against a gang accused of smuggling Syrians and also helping radical Islamic State terrorists enter Europe.
The elite anti-terrorist unit GSG 9 executed six arrest warrants on Tuesday, noting that three of the suspects were armed at the time of their arrest and all six are believed to be part of a people-smuggling gang that has helped at least 147 migrants enter Germany illegally — although investigators say the actual number of migrants may be far higher, with some possibly linked to the Islamic State terror organisation.
A total of 20 residential and business addresses were searched in Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Bavaria on orders of the Kassel public prosecutor’s office, with police stating that small amounts of illegal drugs and weapons were found, including a butterfly knife and a machete, Focus magazine reports.
